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Insurgentes is the title of the first full-length solo album released by British musician and record producer Steven Wilson, known for being the founder and frontman in psychedelic/progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. The album was recorded all over the world in studios from Mexico City to Japan and Israel, between January and August, 2008, and released in November 2008 as a special deluxe multi disc mail order version, with retail release to follow in February, 2009[1]. Wilson stated the album contains "the most experimental song-based music [he has] made."[2] The album is named after the Avenida de los Insurgentes, the longest avenue in Mexico City where part of it was recorded. The track "Veneno Para Las Hadas" was named after a 1984 Mexican horror film of the same name directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada.
[edit] HistoryIn July 16, 2008, a photograph showing Steven Wilson in the central sculpture of the Espacio Escultórico (Spanish for Sculptural Space) of UNAM's Ciudad Universitaria —located nearby the Avenida de los Insurgentes—, with a cloudy sky background and the phrase «STEVEN WILSON - INSURGENTES ...COMING SOON...» appeared in the main page at Steven Wilson's official site. In August 6, a trailer video was posted to Steven Wilson and Lasse Hoile's respective MySpace pages[3], and to Lasse Hoile's YouTube page; since August 8, also in the Wilson's webpage. The song featured in the trailer is the first song of the album, "Harmony Korine"[1]. Lasse Hoile has been collaborating as a visual and video director for Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, Opeth, Dream Theater and more recently The Pineapple Thief. The trailer belongs to a documentary of the same name he directed that will accompany the album. In August 25, an Insurgentes microsite was set up at http://www.insurgentes.org, which is the official website for the album, from which people were able to pre-order the album as of October 6. The special edition quickly sold out[4]. In September 28, a second trailer was released featuring a 3 and a half minute edit of a song called "Get All You Deserve" (the song is 6:17 in length on the album). Since October 22, "Get All You Deserve" can be found in an album containing sampler tracks from side projects by all Porcupine Tree members, titled Porcupine Tree - Solo Sampler 2008[5]. The woman appearing in the trailer is Susana Moyaho[6][7], who along with Lasse Hoile and Carl Glover captured the photographs for the booklet of the album. She also provided spoken words to the tracks "Only Child" and "Port Rubicon". The songs "Harmony Korine", "Salvaging" and "Get All You Deserve" can be heard in their entirety through Wilson's MySpace page as well as film music for the upcoming Insurgentes documentary movie. [edit] InfluencesSteven Wilson mentions post-punk and shoegaze music as a major influence for the album, citing bands like Joy Division and The Cure. He says the album is also very noise and drone-oriented[2]. [edit] Versions[edit] Limited deluxe editionThe special deluxe edition limited to 3000 copies as a double CD plus a DVD-A, and another 1000 copies in 10-inch vinyl (100 grams), both with a 120 page hardback book, could be acquired via mail order from a first Insurgentes microsite intended for that purpose, starting from October, 2008. Both the CD/DVD-A and the vinyl sold out within the following two weeks. The CD/DVD-A edition includes the album itself, with a second CD consisting of songs recorded during the same sessions but excluded from the final tracklist. The DVD-A coming along contains a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album, 24-bit stereo resolution, a trailer for the album that had been posted online, and a 18 minutes clip from the Lasse Hoile film Insurgentes (currently in development). The vinyl edition contains all songs from the CD/DVD-A version. Wilson briefly considered re-pressing the special edition due to the high demand and ultimately decided not to, but still mentioned the possibility of re-releasing the extra tracks from the bonus CD in some more accessible way in the future[8]. Some copies of the bonus disc of this special edition, considered as a factory overrun when the original special edition packages were assembled, have been made available via mail order through Headphone Dust since May 11, 2009[9]. [edit] Retail editionThe album has been available as a digital download since February 16. Those purchasers ordering the album from the Burning Shed online store received a link within a confirmation email to download the entire album in 256 kbit/s MP3 format to listen while waiting for the physical copy to arrive[10]. The Kscope retail edition of the album was physically released on February 24 in the US, March 7 in Australia and March 9 in the UK. It contains the original CD and DVD-A packaged in a hardback book. They also released an edition in a Super Jewel Box instead of digipak. In the US, a shortly-lived version with an autographed booklet was distributed by Newbury Comics starting from February 24. This offer was packaged in jewelcase instead of the hardback digipak, and the DVD only had the 5.1 album mix with neither the trailers nor the 18-minute film excerpt[11]. [edit] Japanese editionThe album saw a Japanese release on February 4, 2009, containing both CDs from the special edition and a 40-page booklet in a hard cardboard case, with no DVD[12]. [edit] Limited vinyl editionKscope issued a double LP vinyl edition, shipped on March 30, 2009, which contains the regular album plus all bonus tracks of the deluxe edition on Side D, with the exception of "The 78". It was limited to 2000 copies and only available from the Burning Shed online store[13]. [edit] Singles[edit] Harmony KorineA single for the song "Harmony Korine" was released in February 23, in a choice of black, white, or blood red coloured 7-inch vinyl, each limited to 1000 copies. The A-Side is a remixed edit of album track "Harmony Korine", and the B-side is a track called "The 78", only available previously as an untitled hidden track on the bonus disc of the deluxe edition. A promotional video of the single was uploaded to the mini-site and by Lasse Hoile to his YouTube channel. Shortly after the clip appeared in the website of Blender magazine[14]. The song was NPR's "Song of the day" in March 4, 2009[15]. [edit] Remix competition and NSRGNTS RMXSFrom January 31, 2009, a renewed Insurgentes microsite created by Kscope replaced the old one, thought to offer information about the retail edition of the album, featuring more digital and interactive content than the previous site, including a competition to remix the track "Abandoner". Two remixes appeared as examples in the site, one by British dream pop band Engineers and other by Pat Mastelotto, the drummer of King Crimson. Initially, the deadline for the competition was Friday February 27, but by demand of those involved ones, it was extended one month until March 27[16]. As of May 15, 2009, an EP titled NSRGNTS RMXS was available to order worldwide in both CD and Vinyl formats, the last one limited to 1000 copies. It comprises songs from the album mixed by David A. Sitek of New York indie rock band TV on the Radio, Pat Mastelotto, Engineers, Hip Hop duo Dälek, and ambient artist Fear Falls Burning. The tracklist vary between both release formats[17]. Wilson chose eight of all the resulting mixes of "Abandoner", now people can vote through the Insurgentes website among those versions, and the resulting winner track will be included in a digital release in the next future along with all six tracks from both CD and Vinyl versions of NSRGNTS RMXS, as well as in the CD version of the EP. Voting ended on May 29[18]. [edit] Track listing [edit] Regular album
[edit] Bonus discThe limited deluxe edition and the Japanese edition of the album include a bonus disc. All tracks, except the hidden "The 78", are also included on Side D of the Kscope limited vinyl edition.
[edit] Vinyl editionThe Kscope vinyl edition of 2000 copies has the same track listing as the regular album (tracks 1-3 on Side A, 4-6 on Side B and 7-10 on Side C), plus all songs of the limited deluxe edition bonus disc on Side D, with the exception of "The 78". [edit] Personnel
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[edit] Insurgentes (the movie).jpg) Insurgentes is a documentary, filmed and directed by Lasse Hoile, based on the recording of the album. The festival will take place 6-15 of November in Copenhagen, Denmark [24]. The documentary film is based on the curiosity of the artist to travel around the world and find inspiration to create music. An 18-minute extract from the film will be included on the DVD packaged with the album Insurgentes. The locations for the film include the Mexican Xochimilco canals and ex-Templo de Santa Teresa La Antigua (a church where piano and voices for the song "Insurgentes" were recorded). Other places where the filming took place were Sweden, England, Finland, Holland, USA and Denmark[25]. [edit] iPod destructionFor the Insurgentes film, Wilson has tested various ways to destroy iPods, as a protest against how the MP3 format reduces the experience of the listener. "I really wonder if people realise what shit they are listening to when they listen to an MP3.", worries Steven Wilson, who compares the final result of such audio compression with someone who is staring at a photocopy of a painting in an Art Gallery. The methods of destruction move within a range of at least 10 different elements, including a sledgehammer, a blowtorch, a rifle and a wood chipper among others[26]. [edit] Related articlesSee also: Steven Wilson See also: Steven Wilson discography [edit] External links
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